Lotherington Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Jersey

Lotherington Surname Definition:

From Lotherton; a location name in Yorkshire.

Lotherington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia821:329,21628,102
England781:714,33440,171
Norway581:88,66012,230
Canada571:646,41452,764
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Jersey81:12,4002,398
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England791:308,54920,627
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Lotherington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Lotherton; a location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Lotherington Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lotherington Come From? nationality or country of origin

Lotherington is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lotherington click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lotherington? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lotherington is the 853,416th most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Lotherington live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 27 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 329,216. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 67 percent reside and Victoria, where 33 percent reside. Other than Australia this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent reside and Norway, where 18 percent reside.

Lotherington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lotherington has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Lotherington surname fell 1 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lotherington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lotherington surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lotherington earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.63% more than the national average, earning 514,366 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.07% less than the national average, earning $33,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.24% less than the national average, earning $45,092 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lothherington965/
Letherington920/
Latherington920/
Litherington920/
Lhetherington881/
Letterington830/
Lethernigten750/

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